Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a problem. I agree with Senator Ó Clochartaigh's point. Often at marts one sees animals abandoned or left behind. I heard of one occasion where a farmer came with his horse box and had two horses in it which did not belong to him. We will be able to overcome this with the micro-chipping of animals. When horses and donkeys are micro-chipped they will be traceable back to the owner. This is where micro-chipping comes into its own.